Plastimo VHF FX-500 - Configuration Settings; Display, Key, and Timer Settings; Key Assignment and UTC Offset; GPS Satellite Configuration

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■ Configuration
Items
Options
Defaults
BACKLIGHT
7 Levels/ OFF
Level 4
DISPLAY CONTRAST
Level 1～8
Level 3
KEY BEEP
ON/ OFF
ON
KEY ASSIGNMENT
Softkey 1~16
SCAN,DW/TW,CH/WX,H/L,A
TT,VIB,TAG,NAME,BL,LOG
UTC OFFSET
-14:00～+14:00
00:00
INACTIVITY
TIMER
Not DSC
Off, 1-15 min
10 min
DSC
Off, 1-15 min
15 min
Distress
Off, 1-15 min
OFF
RT
10/30 sec, 1~10 min
30 sec
GPS
GPS
ON
ON
GLONASS
ON/ OFF
ON
SBAS
ON/ OFF
OFF
◆ Backlight
You can adjust the backlight brightness between 1 and 7, or OFF. When backlight function is ON, press
any key (except for [PTT]), the backlight ON.
◆ Display Contrast
You can adjust the display contrast level between 1 (lowest) and 8 (highest).
◆ Key Beep
You can select whether or not to sound a beep when a key is pressed.
◆ Key Assignment
You can change which softkey functions to display, and their order.
1. Display the “KEY ASSIGNMENT” screen, press [▲]/[▼] to select the softkey you want to set up, then
press [OK] to enter.
2. Press [▲]/[▼] to select the function you want to set up, then press [OK] to confirm setting.
◆ UTC Offset
You can set the offset time between UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) and your local time to between -
14:00 and +14:00, in a minute steps.
◆ Inactivity Timer
The transceiver automatically returns to the operation screen if you press no key for the set period of time
for each mode.
Not DSC (Default: 10 min)
Setting for when a screen that is not related to DSC is displayed.
DSC (Default: 15 min)
Setting for when a screen that is related to DSC is displayed.
Distress (Default: Off)
Setting for when a screen that is related to a Distress call is displayed.
RT (Default: 30 sec)
Setting for when the transceiver is in the Radio Telephone mode.
◆ GPS
Selects a satellite to be used for GPS (Global Positioning System) to pinpoint the geographic location of
your transceiver anywhere in the world.
GPS: The GPS is permanently set to ON.
GLONASS: Select whether or not to use the data from the GLONASS (GLObal’naya NAvigatsionnaya